"we cannot control the weather, but we can all be prepared for whatever the weather brings us" preparations are underway in more than a dozen states....for what's expected to be an epic winter storm. and that weather system is set to hit parts of the tri- state in just a few hours... frank breaks down when it will hit, and how much snow you'll see in your area. kara 2shot good morning everyone... i'm kara sewell. jessica 2shot and i'm jessica brown. we want to get a check of your forecast with frank marzullo. 8am and 11am: snow showers developing south and east of the i 71 / 75 split. road impacts by 10am 11am to 2pm: snow developing near southern part 275 loop in n ky including florence, independence and southern clermont and brown counties 3pm to 5pm: snow now reaching into the downtown area and expanding north into southern butler warren and clinton counties. road impacts being felt by 5pm in these areas. 5pm - 11pm the entire area will continue to see snow showers and accumulations tapering north by midnight but continuing in our

snow tapers by dawn with most totals south and and east loop alexandria and brown county saturday . south and east of i 71 / 75 split including dry ridge falmouth maysville and mount olivet 6 to 9 inches. hamilton county including cincinnati northern clermont and clinton counties 1 to 3 inches with everyone else north less than 1 inch motorists are reminded to allow

commute. keep a safe distance from the vehicle in front of you to allow more brake time. give road crews the room they need to do their job. park off street when possible. happening now... preparations are underway throughout the mid-atlantic and northeast, gearing up for that massive storm system we've been talking about. as much as 30 inches of snow could fall in some places! snow is already hitting some southern states, and will move onto the east coast later today. washington d-c will be one of the areas hit hardest, and the federal government is planning to close at noon today.. winter blast

preparations are also being made here in the tri- state... mother nature has a bullseye on maysville and the surrounding area... if the storm materializes as expected, we're talking up to a foot of snow, there. and people are heeding the warnings... kaye howard sent us this photo, taken at the maysville kroger.... where shoppers were stocking up for what could be a long weekend indoors. it's a madhouse, i've never seen it this busy...been going here for years. crazy. it's ridiculous...i think black friday was better than it is there right now city crews have also prepared... many are already out this morning salting the roads before the snow falls. with all this impending weather....comes a lot of cancellations. many schools in our area have decided to close for the day. several school officials have told us, they're not taking any chances.... our jordan vilines is live with more on how they make the call.

closings, delays and dismissals are rolling in to our newsroom. a lot of places will keep the lights off in classrooms today. that's the big... not so simple choice... districts are now facing. the boone county school district is one of dozens not waiting and seeing. safety of students is paramount in these decisions. it's just as important to parents waiting for phone call. the bottom of your screen or fox19 now dot com to see if your child's school is closed. and we're going to

the time the snow begins.. all the way is all over it - and latest on air, on fox19 now dot com weather now app. breaking now... fire crews are on the scene of a house fire on locust avenue in lockland. dispatchers tell us out of the house when crews arrived. but there is damage to the house...and a church nearby. we'll update you with more information, when we get it. kara ots changes are being made to the u-s visa program in an attempt to keep islamic terrorists, out of the country. a new law mandates that anyone who has traveled to

for a travel visa, in order to get into the u-s. before, foreigners were allowed to come into america for a short time, without a visa. there are a lot of unique ways to make a living... but you've likely never seen this. an illinois man actually has the ability...to stick objects to his head. doctors say he has abnormally high body temperature...and his skin acts like a suction cup. he now travels all over the world...as the famous canhead. a shakeup in the race for president. we'll tell you which candidate made a big move in the polls. plus...there will soon be a another way to get around. details on g-m's

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and east of the i 71 / 75 split. road impacts by 10am 11am to 2pm: snow developing near southern part 275 loop in n ky including florence, independence and southern clermont and brown counties 3pm to 5pm: snow now reaching into the downtown area and expanding north into southern butler warren and clinton counties. road impacts being felt by 5pm in these areas. 5pm - 11pm the entire area will continue to see snow showers and accumulations tapering north by midnight but continuing in our south and eastern areas with additional accumulating. snow tapers by dawn with most significant snow totals south and east. south of the 275 and east loop including independence and alexandria and batavia and georgetown in brown county looking at 3 to 6 inches by 1am saturday . south and east of i 71 / 75 split including dry ridge falmouth maysville and mount olivet 6 to 9 inches. hamilton county including cincinnati northern clermont and clinton counties 1 to 3 inches with everyone else north less than 1 inch motorists are reminded to allow more time when

reminded to allow more time when planning your commute. keep a safe distance from the vehicle in front of you to allow more brake time. give road crews the room they need to do their job. park off street when possible. kara ots the t-s-a says they found an alarming amount of guns in carry on bags last year. found an alarming amount of guns in carry on bags last year. more than 26 hundred guns were confiscated... that's a 20 percent increase from 20-14. and this has been a trend for a while.. take a look at this graph, which shows a massive increase in seized firearms over the past ten years. the t-s-a is attributing the increase to stricter screening. mom, it's yellow. it is a filmy, gross, foamy thing. and it would

but we were being told we're still getting used to the new system, it's safe residents in flint, michigan were told for two years, the water they were drinking was ok. coming up....why officials knew of the problem, and did nothing about it. toyota billboard 8am and 11am: snow showerde remember snow day. when the schools were closed and the day was wide open. the first step into fresh powder was like stepping into a new world. the crunch of the snow as

melting in the sun. so pull the hat and make sure there's a cup of hot cocoa waiting. every day is snow day your snow day begins

8am and 11am: snow showers developing south and east of the i 71 / 75 split. road impacts by 10am 11am to 2pm: snow developing near southern part 275 loop in n ky including florence, independence and southern clermont and brown counties 3pm to 5pm: snow now reaching into the downtown area and expanding north into southern butler warren and clinton counties. road impacts being felt by 5pm in these areas. 5pm - 11pm the entire area will continue to see accumulations midnight but continuing in our additional dawn with most east. including independence and alexandria and batavia and georgetown in brown county looking at 3 to 6 south and east of i falmouth maysville to 9 inches. northern clermont inches with north less than 1 carstar traffic

more time when planning your commute. keep a safe distance from the vehicle in front of you to allow more brake time. to do their job. when possible. the roads aren't bad yet... the roads aren't bad yet... but people planning today or already feeling the winter weather. our sara celi is live at c-v-g... where there's already a long list of cancellations... live airlines have started to cancel dangerous winter a good portion of online flight aware dot-com says more than four- thousand friday and saturday flights have already been

said it was canceling all flights friday in charlotte. the carrier said it would cancel operations in washington and baltimore saturday. american also canceled flights saturday in philadelphia. united airlines said it would suspend flights at its washington dulles hub and other mid- atlantic airports starting friday afternoon. uber and lyft will soon have some uber and lyft will soon have some new competition in the ride-sharing business. general motors is now creating an on demand, car sharing service called maven. users can rent a car through a free smartphone app, which is also used to unlock the vehicle. the service debuts in ann arbor, michigan, but g-m says it will likely expand to other cities, later this year. donald trump has a big lead in iowa in the latest poll... but after the break, we'll tell you the key reason, why he may not win

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showers developing south and east of the i 71 / 75 split. road impacts by 10am 11am to 2pm: snow developing near southern part 275 loop in n ky including florence,

and brown counties 3pm to 5pm: snow now reaching into the downtown area north into southern butler warren and clinton counties. road impacts being felt by 5pm in these areas. entire area will snow showers and accumulations tapering north by midnight but continuing in our south and eastern areas with additional accumulating. snow tapers by dawn with most significant snow east. and east loop independence and alexandria and georgetown in brown county looking at 3 to 6 inches by 1am saturday . south and east of i 71 / 75 split falmouth maysville and mount olivet 6 to 9 inches. hamilton county including cincinnati northern clermont and clinton counties 1 to 3 inches with everyone else north less than 1 inch i'm here to support the next president of the united states, donald

and i think that ted cruz is ahead right now. what we're doing is we're trying to educate the people of iowa. i believe it would be a big mistake for iowa to support him. kara hplaz two big moments this week have seemingly turned the tide in donald trump's favor, in iowa. first he was endorsed by former governor sarah palin, and then iowa's governor came out against ted cruz. now...a new c-n-n poll shows trump has a double digit lead in iowa, 37 percent to 26, over cruz. but the silver lining in that poll...was that among people who caucused in 20-12, the race is still very close. so experts say trump will really need his supporters to show up february 1st. meanwhile, in that same poll bernie sanders took a sizeable lead over hillary clinton, in iowa. he now has an 8 point lead, after trailing big for months. sanders now leads in the polls in the two early voting states, of iowa and

a lot of people get texting in driving...but there can be other distractions too! after the break, the crazy thing one person was doing, to get pulled over. and we continue to track the winter storm traveling across the country.. this is a live look at memphis, tennessee...where the snow has already started to fall. that snow...will hit here, shortly. frank will have an update, next. kara 2 shot

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i'm kara sewell. rob 2 shot and i'm jessica brown let's get a look at our forecast with frank 8am and 11am: snow showers developing south and east of the i 71 / 75 split. road impacts by 10am 11am to 2pm: snow developing near southern part 275 loop in n ky including florence, independence and southern clermont and brown counties 3pm to 5pm: snow now reaching into the downtown area and expanding north into southern butler warren and clinton counties. road impacts being felt by 5pm in these

5pm - 11pm the entire area will snow showers and tapering north by continuing in our south and eastern areas with additional accumulating. snow tapers by dawn with most significant snow totals south and east. south of the 275 and east loop including independence and batavia and brown county saturday . including dry ridge and mount olivet 6 including cincinnati northern clermont and clinton counties 1 to 3 inches with everyone else north less than 1 inch denise does traffic

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of you to allow more brake time. give road crews the room they need to do their job. park off street when possible. we have an update to a breaking story we told you about earlier... a man and his 43 year old son narrowly escaped a house fire in lockland. the man says he tried to put out the but he and his son were able to get out, unharmed. on the scene... there is damage to church nearby. with more we get it. winter blast school districts across the tri-

weather. but exactly what goes into that decision? our jordan vilines is live in boone county with more on how officials make the call. live closings, delays and dismissals are rolling in to our newsroom. a lot of places will keep the lights off in classrooms today. that's the big... not so simple choice... districts are now facing. the boone county school district is one of dozens not waiting and seeing. safety of students is paramount in these decisions. it's just as important to parents waiting for that early morning phone call. be sure and check the bottom of your screen or fox19 now dot com to see if your child's school is closed. wondering what the roads look like

wondering what the roads look like in your neighborhood ... or what your commute will look like? download the fox19 weather now app by texting snow to four-19-19... it's free. new this morning... a man has been found shot to death in winton terrace. officers arrived to an address on craft street, near winneste avenue late last night, to find 22-year-old markel combs, dead. we're told he was shot multiple times. no arrests have been made. a federal judge has dismissed a defamation lawsuit against bill cosby. renita hill says she

"extortionist" when the comedian issued denials to claims that he drugged and sexually assaulted her, and several other women. however, the judge agreed with cosby's attorneys that the statements were opinions protected by the first amendment. hill's lawyer promises to appeal. you know texting and driving is a problem. but have you ever heard of reading and driving? a police officer noticed a driver in minnesota swerving on the road...and promptly pulled the car over. when he asked the driver what they were doing... their response shocked him. a james patterson novel. apparently it was too good to put down. the officer says that's the second strangest thing he's seen... he's also pulled a lady over for curling her hair, while driving. so many distractions these days! a new report reveals startling details on the water crisis in

why government accused, of a cover up. meteorologists the weather center, tracking this winter weather... we'll get an update from them next on fox19 now. "fox19 now never stops. take us with you wherever you go. weather now app for live street level radar in your neighborhood. and lightning tracker warns you the instant lightning is detected near you. search fox 19 weather now in the app store or google play frank weather open

showers developing south and east of the i 71 / 75 split. road impacts by 10am 11am to 2pm: snow developing near southern part 275 loop in n ky including florence, independence and southern clermont counties 3pm to 5pm: snow now reaching into and expanding southern butler counties. road impacts being felt by 5pm in these areas. 5pm - 11pm the entire area will continue to see snow showers and accumulations tapering north by midnight but continuing in our south and eastern areas with additional accumulating. snow tapers by dawn with most significant snow totals south and east. south of the 275 and east loop including independence and alexandria and batavia and georgetown in brown county looking at 3 to 6 inches by 1am saturday . south and east of i 71 / 75 split including dry ridge falmouth maysville and mount olivet 6 to 9 inches.

including cincinnati northern clermont and clinton counties 1 to 3 inches with everyone else north less than 1 inch motorists are reminded to allow more time when planning your commute. keep a safe distance from the vehicle in front of you to allow more brake time. give road crews the room they need to do their job. park off street when possible. kara hplaz a whole city drinking water with lead in it....and some government officials knew

kara hplaz a whole city drinking water with lead in it....and some government officials knew about the problems, and did nothing. that's according to a new report from a federal task force, that shows the state government saw signs this water could be dangerous....but took a wait and see approach. despite concerns, michigan state officials let a year go by before doing anything. meanwhile, residents were continually told the water was safe. "they fabricated a report that made it

passing the lead and copper rule with flying colors." "my youngest would tell me, "mom, it's yellow. it is a filmy, gross, foamy thing. and it would smell like open sewer. but we were being told we're still getting used to the new system, it's safe, it's okay." the e-p-a's administrator of that area has now resigned. millions of dollars are going into getting the lead out of the water, but so far the problem hasn't been solved. and we continue to track the winter storm traveling across the country.. this is a live look at memphis, tennessee...where the snow has picked up a lot in just a few minutes. that snow...will hit here, shortly. frank will break it down, next.

8am and 11am: snow showers developing south and east of the i 71 / 75 split. road impacts by 10am 11am to 2pm: snow developing near

loop in n ky including florence, independence and southern clermont and brown counties 3pm to 5pm: snow now reaching into the downtown area and expanding north into southern butler warren and clinton counties. road impacts being felt by 5pm in these areas. 5pm - 11pm the entire area will continue to see snow showers and accumulations tapering north by midnight but continuing in our south and eastern areas with additional accumulating. snow tapers by dawn with most significant snow totals south and east. south of the 275 and east loop including independence and alexandria and batavia and georgetown in brown county looking at 3 to 6 inches by 1am saturday . south and east of i 71 / 75 split including dry ridge falmouth maysville and mount olivet 6 to 9 inches. hamilton county including cincinnati northern clermont and clinton counties 1 to 3 inches with everyone else north less than 1 inch

reminded to allow more time when planning your commute. keep a safe distance from the vehicle in front of you to allow more brake time. give road crews the room they need to do their job. park off street when possible. winter blast no matter how you travel....if you're going somewhere this weekend, this winter storm will make it difficult. c-v-g is already seeing numerous delays and cancellations... our sara celi joins us live from the airport with what you need to know. live airlines have started to cancel flights ahead of a dangerous winter storm taking aim at a good portion of the east coast. online flight tracker flight-

more than four- thousand friday and saturday flights have already been scrapped. american airlines said it was canceling all flights friday in charlotte. the carrier said it would cancel operations in washington and baltimore saturday. american also canceled flights saturday in philadelphia. united airlines said it would suspend flights at its washington dulles hub and other mid- atlantic airports starting friday afternoon. we have much more ahead on fox 19...including some bad news for people with netflix!

tell you about another hike in prices. and you're taking a live look outside... we're clear right now...but in a few hours, the snow will start falling. frank will detail when it's coming...and how much you can expect in your area, next. toyota billboard

8am and 11am: snow showers developing south and east of the i 71 / 75 split. road impacts by 10am 11am to 2pm: snow

southern part 275 loop in n ky including florence, independence and southern clermont and brown counties. 3pm to 5pm: snow now reaching into the downtown area and expanding north into southern butler warren and clinton counties. road impacts being felt by 5pm in these

entire area will continue to see snow showers and accumulations tapering north by midnight but continuing in our south and eastern areas with additional accumulating. snow tapers by dawn with most significant snow totals south and east. snow totals south of the 275 and east loop including independence and alexandria and batavia and georgetown in brown county looking at 3 to 6

saturday . south and east of i 71 / 75 split including dry ridge falmouth maysville and mount olivet 6 to 9 inches. hamilton county including cincinnati northern clermont and clinton counties 1 to 3 inches with everyone else north less than 1 inch. toss to denise for

jessica live a live look inside c-v-g... if you're planning on your flight before you leave for the airport. thousands of delayed or cancelled...in snow-storm... hour... but don't go fox19now continues... breaking show open a lockland home is destroyed after an early morning fire... this is a look at the scene on locust avenue... our photographer spoke with the homeowner...who said he and his son were able to escape. it's believed the fire began in the walls...and quickly spread. no injuries are being reported.... we'll bring you new information as it becomes available. kara 2shot good morning, i'm

jessica 2shot and i'm jessica brown in for rob. meteorologist frank marzullo snapshot of your forecast. 8am and 11am: snow showers developing south and east of the i 71 / 75 split. road impacts by 10am 11am to 2pm: snow developing near southern part 275 loop in n ky including florence, independence and southern clermont and brown counties. 3pm to 5pm: snow now reaching into the downtown area and expanding north into southern butler warren and clinton counties. road impacts being felt by 5pm in these areas. 5pm - 11pm the entire area will continue to see snow showers and accumulations tapering north by midnight but continuing in our south and eastern areas with additional accumulating. snow tapers by dawn with most significant snow totals south and east. snow totals south of the 275 and east loop including independence and alexandria and batavia and georgetown in brown county looking at 3 to 6 inches by 1am saturday . south and east of i 71 / 75 split including dry ridge falmouth maysville and mount olivet 6 to 9 inches. hamilton county including cincinnati northern clermont and clinton counties 1 to 3 inches with everyone else north less than 1 inch. right now the federal